‘Gimme’

With 1.4 million ‘non-profits’ in the U.S., a lot of people are echoing the words of Ann Marie Habershaw, of Obama for America, in a recent e-mail — “Yep me again. Surprise: I’m here to ask you for money.”

The Obama for America team is offering a car magnet to those who contribute $10 to the campaign. Perhaps the magnet’s artwork will include Mr. Obama’s recent words: “If you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own.”